Reviews tagging 'War'

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

90 reviews

jetlamar's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Besides the pacing waining a bit at times, which is subjective, this is a very well crafted world. Social hierarchy & systems are established very smoothly, but bluntly. I find it difficult to see wrong with this being potentially an origin story, of a hopefully growing & long running franchise. World building to this level is MUCH harder than it looks on the writer's side of things. A very good read for a YA fantasy story.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and War

caleb_makes's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Hate crime, Death, Genocide, Classism, Grief, Racism, and War

alyssasaurus's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, War, Child death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Racism, Racial slurs, and Torture

vampire_burrito's review against another edition

2.5

a very intricate book, but the instalove and the fact it took me four years to finally read it, kinda ruined it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gore, Violence, Torture, and War

davidamarion's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Some of the world building was really great and fun but a major plot point hinges on the characters doing something really stupid that I didn’t believe they’d do, so that pulled me out of it quite a bit. Also the amount of waffling that some of the characters did while decision making just got very boring to me. Ultimately the plot didn’t really hang together for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

minty_3's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Gore

Minor: War

chassidysteve's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

I'm not usually interested in this particular genre of books, but this one- it interested and entertained me. The representation is also just chefs kiss on its own.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and War

cammiem8's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Certainly one of the better Zutara fanfics I’ve read in my day 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death

gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is a book that I've been putting off since getting it. There was so much hype that I was scared and that I would not enjoy it. I'm so happy that I finally got myself to sit down and read. It is such a good book that I ended up binge reading it in one sitting.

The plot and characters are really well done that they end up blending together to support the progression of both plot and character growth. This also means that is there a bit going on but it doesn't feel overwhelming or chaotic, but instead very balanced.
By the end of this book I am glad that I already have the sequel. The main story thread for this book is neatly tied and leads directly into what looks to be the main issue for the next book.

If you have been wary of this book because of the hype, I recommend you give it a go. YA fantasy lovers are going to enjoy this magical world and all the lore it gives us. It has an amazing balance of character and plot driven moments that it feels like there is something for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent, Trafficking, Child abuse, Genocide, and Torture

Minor: Sexual harassment and War

elindseyr190's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Slavery and War